Motsumi acceds to fresh look at media organs
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Without much fuss, she matter of factly averted what could have turned into a stormy meeting by acceding, as if in passing, to a fresh start to the election of the complaints and appeals committees of the press council that was the send off work of the former minister, Pelonomi Venson Moitoi.
"I am saying whatever it takes to get this thing going, even if it means the dissolution of the committees that now exist, is fine if that will lead to getting this thing to work," Motsumi said.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...